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Board of Trustees of Egyptian Family House reformed

Date: 2018-06-13 10:32:54 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:25 - ID:7442360

CAIRO, June 13 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb and Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II approved on Wednesday the new lineup of the board of trustees of the Egyptian Family House. The board is alternately chaired by ....

Azhar Imam urges replacing term 'minors' with 'citizenship'

Date: 2018-06-12 20:26:12 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:78 - ID:7441831

CAIRO, June 12 (MENA) – Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb said on Tuesday that Islam's teachings oblige Muslims to be loyal to their nations, noting that this concept is taught to Al Azhar students in all stages as well as to foreign imams who ....

Allam terms Egypt's experience in religious coexistence 'outstanding'

Date: 2018-06-12 13:57:31 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:50 - ID:7440899

CAIRO, June 12 (MENA) - Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam described the Egyptian experience in entrenching the values of citizenship and mutual coexistence as “outstanding”, saying that the country's Muslims and Christians are enjoying the “real” ....

350,000 worshipers mark 27th night of Ramadan at Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2018-06-12 11:51:08 GMT - palestine - Religion - SN:36 - ID:7441013

RAMALLAH, June 12 (MENA) - Some 350,000 Palestinians from the occupied Al Quds and its suburbs and West Bank districts performed Ramadan night prayers "taraweeh" at Al Aqsa Mosque on the 27th night of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, to mark ....

Tayyeb: Egyptians' unity enabled them to encounter challenges

Date: 2018-06-11 17:58:40 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:82 - ID:7440361

CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb said the visit paid by Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on Monday embodies the spirit of love binding Muslims and Christians. The unity between ....

Quran memorization award for persons with special needs tripled upon presidential directive

Date: 2018-06-11 16:40:08 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:77 - ID:7440275

CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - Upon the directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Minister of Awqaf Mokhtar Gomaa upped the value of the award given to the first winner of a Quran memorization contest held for persons with special needs. Sisi gave ....

Azhar mourns death of Indonesian female student

Date: 2018-06-11 07:01:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:10 - ID:7439011

CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb has mourned the death of Indonesian female student Fatemah bint Dersam, who was hit by a car in Nasr City on Sunday. Al Azhar greatly appreciates foreign students who are receiving ....

Alleged Shiite prayer call recitation at Hussein Mosque denied

Date: 2018-06-08 20:53:54 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:61 - ID:7436312

CAIRO, June 8 (MENA) - The Awqaf Ministry denied on Friday that a Shiite prayer call was recited at Al-Hussein Mosque in Old Cairo. "What has been raised through some social media websites in this regard is unfounded and is a fabrication," the ....

Kuwait CP hails strength of relations with Egypt

Date: 2018-06-08 12:39:34 GMT - Kuwait - Religion - SN:25 - ID:7435740

KUWAIT CITY, June 8 (MENA) - Former president of Al Azhar University Ahmed Omar Hashim said Friday Crown Prince of Kuwait Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah lauded the strength of the Egyptian-Kuwaiti relations. Hashim told MENA that he met with ....

Evangelical church hails Dar al-Iftaa's role in spreading tolerance in Egypt

Date: 2018-06-05 14:51:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:47 - ID:7431705

CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) - Head of the Evangelical Church in Egypt Andrea Zaki praised on Tuesday the role played by Egypt's Dar al-Iftaa in spreading tolerance and supporting the culture of co-existence. During a meeting with Egypt's Mufti Shawqi ....